How To Use Retort In A Sentence

He noted that there is currently no democratic way of allowing the release of synbio technology, to which Dr. Gutmann retorted that there is no democratic way of banning it either. Michael Rugnetta: The Presidential Commission and Synthetic Biology
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He gave me an once-over, slowly letting his gaze survey me up and down, and I felt my cheeks heat up, regretting my stupid retort.
With that retort, Will shoved Mark into a table, but Mark countered, ducking from a roundhouse swing and taking Will's legs out from underneath him.
Now you may retort that this is just good management, not a matter of ownership. Times, Sunday Times

Goboto retorts that its resident population is smaller and that its visitors are thirstier. A GOBOTO NIGHT
It is certainly not a convincing retort to point out that: the argument is inconsistent with the existence of a Board having powers as specified under Section 11 of the Broadcasting Act. However, in assenting to the Act, Parliament either did not know what it was doing; or was making an idle gesture, not expecting the Board to promulgate any regulations respecting standards of programs, the character of advertising, the amount of time that may be devoted to advertising, and other matters specifically referred to, in the Act; or as I believe to be much more likely, Parliament consciously denied the argument that broadcasting can be left to the normal criteria and judgments of the market place. A High Standard
‘You pitiful, foppish, berk,’ I irritably retorted, in my head.
She had been ready with a quick retort but the words died on her lips, her manner underwent an abrupt change. NOBLE BEGINNNINGS
It don't cost nothin 'bein' square in hard times," Matt retorted. "Just Meat"
But because retort pouch technology makes it easier to cook the food in the field, and the MRE style chow tastes better than anything in cans, the retort pouch MRE is taking over.
The former Vice-Presidential candidate retorted his claim.
The Witch didn't much care, but she wasn't inclined to accept a unilateral dictum without a retort. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
Well, for once in my life, I didn't have a clever retort.
I opened my mouth to retort but couldn't quite come up with anything witty or smart or right.
It is human nature that if you are insulted by someone, you will retort the insult.
‘I'd call you an idiot, but it would be an insult to stupid people,’ Lon retorted with an impudent grin.
That thing was so bad it looked like a leftover from a Sarah Palin Halloween costume," retorts Hadley. US election results 2010 - as it happened
`You're here to raise money, not whoopee ," was Sarah's unfeeling retort. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN
Jim Norton plays Finian with Irish charm; his Finian is a lovable conniver blessed with a glint in his eye and an endless supply of quick-witted retorts. Crazytown, Missitucky
But not in argufying over facts," retorted Trunnell. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
He retorted that it was my fault as much as his.
I'll see you in 'ell first," came the retort courteous. COFFEE-HOUSES AND DOSS-HOUSES
While JB's letter was heated and bare-knuckled, it landed many accurate punches, while your prolix retort was sadly disappointing.
All you have are pat answers and glib retorts that turn out, on ten seconds' worth of thought, to be mindless platitudes.
Jesus retorted that the priests had already profaned the holy day.
The mouth of the crucible is closed with a luting of clay, or otherwise, and the opening, _d_, made in the upper side of the crucible, near its extremity, comes entirely within the retort, and forms a passage for the zinc fumes from the retort chamber into the condensing chamber. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885
The smelters will require 25000 tons of charcoal per annum which will be produced in retorts supplied by the Belgium company, Lambiotte.
Graham's retorts may have been biting and sharp, but Shamus had no trouble thinking up a comeback with his cool, unconcerned manner.
He was stung into an angry retort.
`Shut your yap, Caroline, the Decadents are all right,' Owen retorted. MUSIC FOR BOYS
Pitchfork discoursed, political retorts, robotic ones we are We are the rising
He looked surprised at my peevish retort but he went on: `I am going to be married again. THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND
As for that," retorted the man in a sing-song voice, "no one can tell whether a medicine be antidote or poison, unless as leechcraft and chirurgery point out -- Under the Rose
He looked surprised at my peevish retort but he went on: `I am going to be married again. THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND
Tully-Veolan, "retorted the other, in huge disdain," that I will make a muir cock of the man that refuses my toast, whether he be a crop-eared Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North
` ` Commons! '' retorted Hobbie, ` ` nae siccan commons neither; the Elliots hae been lang kend a gentle race. '' The Black Dwarf
Everyone discreetly turned his or her head towards Jordan, ready for the retort, and the angry outburst, but he merely shrugged.
“Faciamus experimentum in anima vili,” retorted Lucien with a smile. A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
He blurts some knee-jerk retort about his music always being authentic and soulful then pauses and thinks about it a bit.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, but was too tired to give a scathing retort.
She wanted to make a furious retort, to tell him that she thought the saggar had been inviting her to stroke the bird, but pride prevented her. Falcon's Prey
Her remark drew bitter retorts from the unemployed workers.
When he reiterated it at a City Council meeting some months ago, I offered a tart retort.
He retorted that I was to blame.
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In 1148 he incurred Stephen's wrath by attending a papal council at Rheims and retorted with an interdict which was little regarded.
Well, I shall be far more proud of it than of any old fossilized remnant of antediluvial times, I can assure you," was the quick retort. Sara, a Princess
‘Yeah, but a container of thermite will do the same thing,’ the engineer retorted.
This family includes the weaver-birds, famous for their wonderful hanging retort-shaped nests, and the munias, of which the amadavat or _lal_ is familiar to every resident of India as a cage bird. Birds of the Indian Hills
On the various shelves were set items of laboratory equipment: retorts, beakers, distilling tubes and burners.
'It's all your fault!' he retorted.
You had written in retort, Of course, the prognosis of death is a pretty sure bet … Hell, I could be dead by the time you get this letter. What Makes Us Happy?
With this retort he withdrew overland through Aetolia, and by roads, moreover, which no army, small or great, could possibly have traversed without the consent of the inhabitants. Hellenica
You mustn't put Negroes in the copy," retorted Mr. In gleby. Murder Must Advertise
‘If speaking of Demons was a crime,’ Dorain retorted with asperity, ‘we'd all burn!’
He scored a bull's - eye in their argument with that witty retort.
It was Liberace-an early genius of cross-platform branding, and one of its first victims-who coined the showman's retort about "crying all the way to the bank" before dying in his mirrored Las Vegas palace, wig still firmly glued to his bald head and God knows how many rings on his fingers. Sith-Boom-Bah!
Rather than the biting retort Mikel was expecting, she shrugged. TREASON KEEP
Michael gritted his teeth, stilling his retort as he watched them walked away.
She was brilliant, there was no doubt about that, but when it came to escaping from awkward situations, coming up with valid excuses or witty retorts, she was useless.
The court party retorted that the country party members were either secret Jacobites or self-seeking careerists, making trouble for their own ends.
Well, I'm glad to hear that at all events," retorted his questioner in rather an injudicial way. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel
Robert's retort is an octave higher and a glass of wine later. October 2007
She expected a retort, another blow to her already battered body, but neither came.
A lot of citizens are unhappy that their tax dollars are being spent on stings to entrap them, but the police retort that this is a bigger safety problem than you might realize.
I debated whether to retort with a witty comeback or to not pay attention to him.
Ore has been processed in large retorts in the past, but most recent operations use several types of furnaces.
"Why talk about what's not in the movie?" he retorts in his patented nerdy whine.
And before directing someone to do something on a national or international front, it might serve to imagine the child's sassy retort, "Who made you the boss of me?" to help weed out any hint of condescension or patronization in the message. Colleen Turner: Best Communications Practices for Making a World of Difference
Regular Retort readers may already know I have no real love of the Prequel Trilogy,so when the first of these post-Revenge of the Sith animated projects began to trickle out featuring not the original Star Wars setting with Han and Leia and asskicking, but the new ones, with Anakin and trade disputes and whining I sniffed my haughtiest sniff. How the Disaffected Star Wars Fan can enjoy the Clone Wars cartoon « The Retort
Most of these vaporizers use the heat and the exhaust gases to vaporize the fuel, but they differ greatly in construction; some are of the retort type, and others are of the float-feed carburetter type. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171
And Gertrude retaliates in kind when she punningly and pithily retorts: ‘We shall as soon get a fart from a dead man as a farthing of courtesy here.’
In the factory there were a number of iron retorts, and with them several tons of pitch were also distilled.
Retorts are the most employed of any kind of distilling vessels in the practice of modern chemistry, having in England almost superseded the use of all others.
Does not my word suffice? "contemptuously retorted the duke. Under the Rose
He met inquiries as to whether he would strengthen his hand in January with the most cutting retort he could muster. Times, Sunday Times
The obvious retort is that anyone who signs a mortgage should know whether or not they can afford the monthly payments. Matthew Yglesias » On So-Called “Irresponsible” Borrowers
Culinary critic Jonathan Meades said the term "favors segregation over inspiration," while Hardeep Singh Kohli, the comedian and food writer, retorted "Food defines who we are. Does 'Ethnic' Food Exist?
The Webster Sterilizer was a continuous sterilizer as opposed to a retort, and the bottles would come out cool. 'Yogi: The Life and Times of an American Original'
Among the many retorts, perhaps the most carefully argued and cool-headed came from Ben Brandzel and his all-star co-authors, Tate Hausman, Paul Adler and Ben Wikler. Michael Silberman: Looking for What Works: Best Online Organizing Reads of 2010
Jade opened her mouth to retort, but the sound of a bell interrupted her, sending panic rippling through her.
First retorting that it is well that the editress of the The History of "Punch"
[292] The retort courteous, if not even the countercheck quarrelsome, A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
But Mrs. Schilling retorts in her blog that the family home fell out of the district only after state Democrats redrew its lines in recent years to keep its seat out of Republican hands. Pizza-Place Owner Hopes to Flip Democratic District
Before Roman could open his mouth to retort, Lenore answered.
And in this welter of spoiled treasure were the great conjuring books hurled amid the ruin of retorts and aludels of glass and lead and silver, tossed and broken on the chamber floor.
Inconel is the most satisfactory metallic material for nitriding retorts and fixtures. Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news
Spreading atomic waste throughout the entire cosmos is not what I call a therapeutic activity," retorted Mila. 365 tomorrows
“Commons!” retorted Hobbie, “nae siccan commons neither; the Elliots hae been lang kend a gentle race.” The Black Dwarf
He did however win some support in his retort to one opponent ‘when you've found yourself in the same situation as me, then we can argue over this’.
She is dressed in a body-hugging, full-length stripper gown and armed with an acid retort for every smart-aleck remark.
Alec thought of a crushing retort, then remembered that he'd have to ask Kim for a loan. THE THIRD CLASS GENIE
The COO retorts that people need the benefits, and anyway, the important thing is paying down your debt.
There are one or two in the know who think me "venturesome" but, after all, is not "nothing venture nothing win" an unanswerable retort? Gallipoli Diary, Volume I
It gave him pause, but soon enough he had his own retort.-Yeah, right.
'Don't be ridiculous!' Pat retorted angrily.
‘Yes, I do,’ she retorted, unaware of how cute (at least to Adam) she looked with that sulky pout.
Her remark drew bitter retorts from the unemployed workers.
Heyday! but here is an odd evincement of gratitude!" de Montors retorted; "and though I am not particularly squeamish, let me tell you, my fine fellow, I do not ordinarily fight with lackeys. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship
This little green-eyed troublemaker is sneaking up all over my relationship, through narrowed eyes, snippy retorts, and generally malicious thoughts.
The operation parameters of stable combustion in retort pyrolysis gasification incinerator are confirmed.
‘No, so it would appear,’ he retorts acerbically.
Lydia's lips tightened, and she bit back a sharp retort.
More often than not, the retort to this rhetorical question involves obscene invective, drawn from the vulgar nomenclature regarding genitalia and the act of coition.
My fellow man sent me to the chilblain capital of the world," Petinos retorted. Bridge of the Separator
'If I'm riggish, you're priggish,' retorted Polly.
‘Nice,’ Anna retorted, not fully understanding Leanne's explanation of the grapple but pretending that she did anyway.
Charcoal for gunpowder must be made by what is termed the distilling process; that is, the wood must be heated in iron retorts to the proper degree, to have it of the best quality and free from sand or grit. History of the Confederate Powder Works
`I'm subdued myself," Jessica retorted with a touch of asperity. PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW
Coal gas is made, as you are all aware, by heating coal or cannel, which is the special form of coal most valued for the purpose, on account of the high quality of gas it produces in cylindrical fireclay retorts. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884
The teacher's demonstration might be countered by the retort that other things besides chalk leave white traces on a blackboard.
When he teased me, but in a way that didn't deserve a truly biting retort, I pushed his chest lightly, or dug a finger into his waist.
He was relentless on verbal observations about her body, and she had begun to pick up the habit of grinding her teeth in order to save her from retorting an obscenity back at him.
a crisp retort
“I tell you that it has not,” retorted the pedler. Les Miserables
The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.
At that time, Mao Zedong (already in ideological conflict with the Soviet Union) insisted to Soviet Communist Party chief Nikita Khruschchev, who was inclined towards "polycentrism" within the "world communist movement", that the Soviet Union should remain officially at its doctrinal head: leading the latter acerbically to retort, Asia Times Online
He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.
He looked surprised at my peevish retort but he went on: `I am going to be married again. THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND
Jake was about to retort with a very rude comment when pain flared up through his body, causing him to cry out.
'' Deed, mem, 'retorted Betty, losing her temper a little,' I can be as deif 's ither fowk mysel 'whiles.' Robert Falconer
The SNP retorted by demanding far higher borrowing rights, full control of taxes (including corporation tax), devolution of the Crown Estate (inshore seabed) and broadcasting. Let Scotland be a sovereign, mature nation and England benefits too | Neal Ascherson
The parents retort by praise of the young fisherman, compliments pass quickly into business, and a vow of eternal friendship between the families is sworn over a bottle of rosolio. Stray Studies from England and Italy
I retorted that of course no adventuress could be taken seriously unless she wore a pink trouser-suit and talked with an American accent. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
One of the bulls retorted with an angry snort by butting a wolf with his head.
Her only retort is Hillary's faults and Bush's faults. Latest CNN estimate: Clinton wins 80 delegates, Obama 66
‘That's not how I see it,’ he retorted, fanning away the smoke.
Mr. Greg begins with what he calls a retort courteous. Lectures and Essays
It was an angry retort, and I tried to control the edge in my voice.
Those who don't smile at Arnold's witty retorts have hearts of true solid granite.
Me allee samee bettee ten dollee you gottee um card somewhere, so be!" was the quick retort. Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll
That might keep her from throwing delph. 4 As I was saying, while retorting thanks, you make me a reborn of the cards. Finnegans Wake
Rather than the biting retort Mikel was expecting, she shrugged. TREASON KEEP
Christopher clenched his jaw, fighting back the sharp retort and the wave of agony-driven rage as the carriage lurched to a stop outside the Donovan home.
[Illustration] "What monstrous brabble is this, you mad bitch?" he retorted, grunting as I bear-hugged his waist, shouldering the cuirass to squeeze it home. No Great Magic
After the plug has been inserted and the joint properly luted, the electric circuit is closed and the current allowed to pass through the retort, traversing its entire length through the body of mixed ore and carbon. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885
When confronted about Fischer's comments in interviews, Amis retorted with some insults of his own.
The victim's daughter, Peggy Puckett - in every other respect a model of forbearance - took umbrage at that, retorting that her father ‘hasn't said anything like that’.
East, -- that truly noble, liberal, and charitable principle, "Do as you would be done by," influences the conduct of the better educated muselmen who have had long intercourse and negociations with Christians; and they do not fail to retort it upon us, whenever _our conduct_ deviates from it. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa
‘We'll see if you have remembered anything about manners,’ she retorted.
'Don't be ridiculous!' Pat retorted angrily.
Now was not the time to shoot back angry retorts.
Cora bit her lip as she forced herself to not retort to his last remark.
A nephew of the poet Desportes, Regnier was loyal to his uncle's fame and to the memory of the Pléiade; if Malherbe spoke slightingly of Desportes, and cast aside the tradition of the school of Ronsard, the retort was speedy and telling against the arrogant reformer, tyrant of words and syllables, all whose achievement amounted to no more than _proser de la rime et rimer de la prose_. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II.
I debated whether to retort with a witty comeback or to not pay attention to him.
Morgan opened her mouth for a cutting retort, then abruptly closed it again.
`A typical remark of an underdeveloped foreign culture," Samantha retorted, impassively sipping her celery juice. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
Why did you invade China? " I retorted.
He drew away slowly, with no angry retort to throw back at her.
It don't cost nothin ', bein' square in hard times," Matt retorted. JUST MEAT
‘No, Mr. Duvall, you don't understand,’ Christian retorted, getting angrier by the minute.
His booming contrabasso voice makes middle-aged ladies squeal in delight and his pithy, homily-laden retorts are greeted with roars of approval. Lebed's On The March Again
Retort is a gathering of antinomians based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Pacific Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times - Progressive opinion, dissident news
She spoke for cosmeticians around the world when she retorted, ‘I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep.’
Retorting is the process of using heat to decompose the kerogen, converting it into a liquid called shale oil.
The reproach of the heathen is here for ever silenced and justly retorted. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
How dare you!" he retorted angrily.
And when that draws sarcastic comment from the management team, his ability to offer quick-witted retorts allows him to ride the banter as effortlessly as another lunge from a desperate defender.
The retort made the boy fold up his clipping pretty quick.
The god, in anger, retorts that if that punishment has no fears for him, a fustigation by the farmer with the self-same mentule used as a cudgel may have a more deterrent effect. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus
Kel retorted, shivering as she pulled the heavy black cloak over her mage's robe.
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His efforts in producing the polished phrase, the pithy retort are far greater than his efforts to tell a fascinating story clearly and concisely.
If you're not going to look after Fay, someone has to,’ I retorted, aware that my words sounded sharp and not caring.
When he had pulled out of a film, it was said that he was a victim of stress, but he refuted those claims, retorting that he simply hadn't wanted to do a movie at that point.
The prosecution retorted such claims immediately.
Others retort that strong central power is a dangerous thing in Russia.
'Tis mesel 'has sumthin' to learn ye," he retorted. The Lever A Novel
Every scene made me cringe as he mugged for the camera and offered those interminable witty retorts with that knowing gleam in his eye.
‘Funny,’ Meg retorted, although Ryan never heard her acidic remark because the bell rang at that very moment.
Just as I expected, Brand was ready with his witty retorts as I swung open the door.
Evelyn glared daggers at me, causing whatever sharp retort to vanish on the tip of my tongue.
The first experiments with the caustic potash purification had been conducted in glass retorts, but they were less successful when scaled up.
He retorted with a disapprobation of shallow criticism.
These retorts are proportioned so that they will hold ore enough to run the puddling furnace 24 hours, the time required for perfect deoxidation. Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.
‘You're saying it so I don't need to,’ I retorted crisply, managing to pull one arm away and smack Jonny on top of his coned head.
When she failed to retort he cocked an eyebrow at her, waiting for the sparring to continue.
Delilah was about to retort with some witty comeback, but stopped when she saw the soirée waiting outside on the street to greet them.
I am not anti-American - the easy glib retort by that is repeated parrot-fashion whenever one raises these issues - no, I love America, and I hate to see what this wretched war is doing to its people.
"Hey, we Wesleys are friendly people," I retorted defensively.
Don't overestimate your importance in the operation," Saisse retorted disdainfully. CODE BREAKER
Page 132 or unburnt bricks, paving and roofing tiles, gas retorts, and roofing slates; coal, coke, and culm of coal; cochineal; cocoa nuts, cocoa and cocoa shells; coculus indicus; coir yarn; codilla, or tow of hemp or flax; cowhage down; cream of tartar; cudbear. The Statutes at Large of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, from the Institution of the Government, February 8, 1861, to its Termination, February 18, 1862, Inclusive. Arranged in Chronological Order. Together with the Consti
The furnace which was used to retort the ore was previously taken off location so little or no above ground structures were left.
She stared at him, unable to think of a retort, the words reverberating in her head to the rhythm of her furiously pounding heart, _Billy's nice too Billy's nice too Billy's nice too_, the fear, now on the surface, taking control, no longer something she could contain. Baby Games
Governed under the authority of madam eliza, and the argument of the discourses or novells there to be recounted, doe concerne sudden, persons; who by some witty words (when any have checkt or retorting them) have revenged themselves, in a sudden, unexpected and discreet answere, thereby preventing losse, danger, scorne and disgrace, retorting them on the busi-Headed questioners The Decameron
He does not retort upon them as he might ( "You profess yourselves to be devout and good men, but your witness is not true"), but plainly vindicates himself; and, though he had waived his own testimony (ch.v. 31), yet here he abides by it, that it did not derogate from the credibility of his other proofs, but was necessary to show the force of them. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
She bit back a sharp retort.
‘With all due respect, sir, that is not necessary,’ retorted the Coalition soldier.
The in situ process may not require mine workings or large surface plant facilities to crush and retort the shale, and it avoids the necessity of removing overburden and waste shale to dumps with its consequent environmental problems.
The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.
The response he received was an angry retort from a man in the crowd holding a longbow, with an arrow strung and ready to fire.
Brown retorted, "Souljaboytellem and bowwow what yall make in a show I make for an hour at an afterparty ... jus sayin (sic). Starpulse Entertainment News
Don't overestimate your importance in the operation," Saisse retorted disdainfully. CODE BREAKER
The baryta is a heavy grayish porous substance prepared by carefully igniting the nitrate of barium; and of this each retort having the above dimensions holds about 125 lb. Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887
Heating oil shale to a sufficiently high temperature will drive off a vapor which processing can distill (retort) to yield a petroleum-like shale oil-a form of non-conventional oil-and combustible shale gas (the term shale gas can also refer to gas occurring naturally in shales). WN.com - Articles related to Reliance Industries to push into power and telecom
Tryal of my own, That having sometimes distilled some Woods, as particularly Box, whilst our _Caput mortuum_ remain'd in the Retort, it continued black like Charcoal, though the Retort were Earthen, and kept red-hot in a vehement Fire; but as soon as ever it was brought out of the candent Vessel into the open Air, the burning Coals did hastily degenerate or fall asunder, without the Assistance of any new The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of
What Fourier's afternoon visit has to do with Mme. d'Agen's journey?" he retorted, "I'll tell you, my good Clyffurde. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days
Trent breathed in deeply, fighting the urge to retort something regrettable.
`More like National Socialism ," Dog had retorted but the superintendent had preferred not to hear. THE ONLY GAME

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